Schobel said he wanted to play for the Texans and nobody else if he chose to return for a 10th season. He spoke with coach Gary Kubiak on the phone last week.

“Obviously, it would have been a great place to play, but at this point of my career, I’m not going to sit here and tell you how I would have performed,” Schobel said. “I’m not saying I could or couldn’t have played at my best, but I’m just not 100 percent sure.

“I want to be done with it. I’m going to leave it as is. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to play anyway. I’m just going to leave it alone and retire.”

Kubiak wasn’t surprised.

“That was part of the process all the time,” Kubiak said about Schobel’s retirement. “We’ll have to continue on what we’re doing. I wish him the best if he doesn’t play. He’s a good person and a good player.”